April 10, 2002

Wellesley Alumna Wins Pulitzer Prize
-- Alumna Diane McWhorter '74 has been awarded a Pulitzer
Prize for her book, "Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama, the
Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution" (Simon &
Schuster). Part history, part investigative journalism, and
part personal memoir, the book chronicles 1963, "The Year
of Birmingham," which has been described as one of the most
cataclysmic periods in America's long civil rights struggle.
A long-time contributor to The New York Times and op-ed writer
for USA Today, McWhorter also has written articles about race,
politics, and culture for Harpers, The Nation, The New Republic,
Newsday, People, Talk, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington
Post, and other publications. "Carry Me Home" is her first
book.

Two
Wellesley Seniors Win Watson Fellowships -- Diane
Morgan of Wyckoff, N.J., and Lorena Ramirez of Union, N.J.,
have been awarded prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowships
to pursue independent research projects while traveling outside
the United States for one year after graduation. They are
two of the 60 Watson fellows chosen for the honor this year.
With their selection, 41 Wellesley students have been named
Watson Fellows since 1981 when the College became a participating
institution in the program.

An economics major, Morgan
will pursue an ambitious sailing trip, studying navigation
and maritime culture aboard sailing ships in the areas of
Denmark, Egypt, Holland and Samoa. A former vice president
of College Government and student representative to the Board
of Trustees, Ramirez will explore the theme of women in prison,
studying poetry and prose by women in prisons in Bolivia,
Britain, Ireland, Peru, South Africa and Spain.

Wellesley
Gears Up For Boston Marathon --
Excitement is building across the campus for Monday's Boston
Marathon. The race is a high point of the year for the campus
community as thousands turn out to cheer the runners. Located
at the halfway point (mile 13), Wellesley is known throughout
the running world for the support it shows runners. Indeed,
the shouts and cheers along Route 135 are so loud that the
spot has been dubbed "The Wellesley Scream Tunnel." (2002
Scream Tunnel t-shirts are the fastest selling items on campus
this week.) Each year, runners claim that the cheers and support
they received from the crowds at Wellesley carry them all
the way to the finish line.

This
year, an 87-year old former marathoner from Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
with a special fondness for Wellesley will have a front row
seat along the race route. For years, John Archer, a veteran
of 21 Boston Marathons, has sent a check to the residents
of Wellesley's Munger Hall so they can buy oranges, water,
and poster-making materials to encourage the runners. It was
his way of thanking the students who cheered so loudly as
he ran past. This year, the students have raised the funds
to fly Archer to campus to thank him for his support and to
allow him to see the race firsthand.